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Founding circle · Cairo · By application

Learn from the women who've risen.

Business, psychology, relationships and money, taught in person in Cairo.

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The Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo, framed by an arch.
A woman in a long beige blazer and wide trousers.
A stack of leather-bound books.

Why we started

The things that shape a career are rarely on a university syllabus.

We teach them here, in person, with women who use them at work every day.

A graduate in cap and gown, seen from behind.

The academy

  1. Every class is live and in person.01
  2. Taught by professors and women at the top of their fields.02
  3. Fifty places, by application.03

Chapter IBusiness & Strategy

Running a business, and running the room.

How to price your work, read a market and make a decision you can stand behind.

Towers on the Nile in Cairo.
A woman in a tailored beige suit.
A black chess queen beside a fallen white piece.

On the syllabus

  • Positioning
  • Negotiation
  • The long game

Chapter IIPsychology & Self

Knowing how you think.

Where your habits come from, and how to stay steady when the pressure is on.

A woman sitting by a window in soft light.
A woman in a sand-coloured hijab, looking away.
An open journal with handwriting and a pen.

On the syllabus

  • Patterns
  • Boundaries
  • Composure
White arches and a chandelier.
A gilded salon with arched windows.

The address

Sent with your invitation.

The setting

Classes in rooms worth dressing for.

We meet in four-star hotels and private rooms around Cairo, never in a classroom.

Chapter IIIRelationships & Communication

How people listen.

How to be heard in a meeting, and how to have a difficult conversation and keep the relationship.

Two women talking over coffee.
Coffee poured from a copper pot.

On the syllabus

  • Presence
  • Persuasion
  • Hard conversations

In a small room, everyone knows your name.

The founding circle is fifty women, each chosen with care. Some of the most useful introductions you make will come from the woman sitting next to you.

A woman in a beige blazer, seated.
A woman in a rose hijab.
A woman in a black suit.
A woman in a dark hijab and gold earrings.
A smiling woman in a beige hijab.
A woman in a beige suit, arms crossed.
The founding circle.

Chapter IVMoney & Independence

Your own money.

Earning, saving and investing, until the numbers feel like second nature.

A hand signing a page with a fountain pen.
A woman in a white suit and black gloves.

Her account

  • Earned
  • Kept
  • Invested

Decided by her

The faculty

The best teacher for each subject.

A wooden lecture theatre.
Reading glasses on an open book.
A woman speaking at a wooden lectern.
  1. StrategyTaught byName kept private
  2. PsychologyTaught byName kept private
  3. CommunicationTaught byName kept private
  4. MoneyTaught byName kept private

Admission

Who it's for

  • Women who take their growth seriously.
  • Women who want to be known in the room.
  • Women who would rather learn from someone who has done it.

50 Fifty places in the founding circle.

Applications close once they are filled.

An envelope closed with a wax seal.

How it works

  1. 01ApplyA short form, with no fee.
  2. 02SelectionWe read every application ourselves.
  3. 03BeginYou take your seat.

Request your place

We'll email you when the circle opens.

We'll only email you about the academy.

Questions

Before you apply.

Who is this for?

Women who want to grow in their work and their lives. We read every application ourselves.

What does it cover?

Business and strategy, psychology, relationships and communication, and money. Everyone in the circle studies all four.

What happens after I apply?

We keep your place while we read the applications, then email the women we accept when the circle opens.

Does applying guarantee a place?

No. There are fifty places, and being on the list puts you first in line.

Is it recorded video?

No. Every class is live and in person.